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dac
a Dacian (member of the ancient people who lived in what is now Romania) /ˈdak/
noun#4511 most common
Also: Dacian (adjective, relating to the Dacians)
Example sentences
El este dac.
He is Dacian.
Dacii au trăit în munți.
The Dacians lived in the mountains.
Regele dac Decebal a luptat cu romanii.
The Dacian king Decebalus fought with the Romans.
Cultura dacă a influențat tradițiile românești.
Dacian culture influenced Romanian traditions.
Istoricii dezbat cât din limba dacă a supraviețuit în românește.
Historians debate how much of the Dacian language survived in Romanian.
Deși scrierea dacilor rămâne un mister, vestigiile lăsate de daci atestă o civilizație sofisticată.
Although the writing of the Dacians remains a mystery, the remains left by the Dacians attest to a sophisticated civilization.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dac | daci |
| Genitive | dacului | dacilor |
| Accusative | dac | daci |
| Vocative | dacule | dacilor |
Word family
dacăDacian (feminine form, e.g. limba dacă, "the Dacian language")
daciDacians (plural)
dacicDacian, relating to Dacian material culture (e.g. cetăți dacice, "Dacian fortresses")
DaciaDacia, the historical region
dacoromânDaco-Romanian, relating to Romanians north of the Danube
Etymology
Romanian "dac" comes from Latin "Dacus", the name Romans used for the people of Dacia, the region north of the Danube that today largely corresponds to Romania. The Latin term itself likely reflects a native Dacian or Thracian ethnonym, though its deeper origin is disputed among scholars. Because the word names a specific ancient people, it entered modern Romanian as a learned historical term rather than through everyday oral transmission from Latin.
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